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C. LEWENBERG.

ARMPIT DRESS SHIELD. No. 367,646. Patented Aug. Z. 1887.

Chamois-- Witwe :wem 5 nvm/vbo n wd@ M WW V g3" @WLM f Waff@ ferred form of material. employed to carry the come the effect of all unpleasant bodily ema*- .of coni-merce is the best, it' not the only, mate` .necessary quality of imperviousness,especially my invention.

UNITED STATgss PATENT OFFICE.

CLARA LnwnNnnRG, or NEwYonK, N. Y., AssIGNon'oF oNnIIiinr froY FREDERICK nAwITsEn, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

ARMPIT one ss-sl-.ilE'Lo SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.3'6'1;64e, dated August 2, 1am.

Application filed February 11, 1887.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.- y

Be it known that l, CLARA LEWENBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State'of York, have invented anew and useful Iinprovement in Dress Arm-Shields, of which the following is a specification. f

My invention relates Ito dress arm-shields, and has for its object the provision of means whereby such articles shall be permanently deodorizcd and perfumed, all as hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the drawings,`and specilically'pointed out in thc claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents an arm-shield illustrating my invention. Fig. 2is a detail view of the .pref

deodorizing and p erfuming substances.

an interlining of rubber usually covering the surface of one side of thematerial of which the article is composed, although. sometimes aY sheet of rubber of larger or smaller dimensions is interposed between layers of textile material. Various other substances, such as gutta-perchaand oiled silk, have been attempted to be .used to secure imperviousness; but it has been demonstrated 'that the rubber' rial adapted for the purpose possessing the when subjected to theintluence of perspiration. The objection to employment'of this material is its peculiar odor, much of which is developed and in some instances increased by heat of the body. f

'To counteract this objection and to. overnations, and at the samc'time to impart tothe shield a pleasant odor, has been the object of In l pursuance ot my purpose, I prepare chamoisskin in a' manner presently set forth, and after cutting said treated skin into pieces of'suitable shape, permanently attach portions thereof to the dress-shield. The attached piece of skin is preferabl y of the form shown in Fig. 2, and is readily inserted in place while the shield is in'process of manufacture by the line of stitching s employed to fasten'the binding a; butit is entirely within the scope of myinveinv tion to. cnt'the chamois-skin `I) into strips and to insert a given length thereof within thefold ot' the binding, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 1,V but whatever may be the form employed, said chamois is covered either by the textile material that composes/the Iinding ,.or by the ref -spective laminze of the bodyiof the shield proper between which it isinterposed.

lt is'essential in carryingout my invention,- whatever may bethe shape or size of the chamois and' wherever it may be located, that-it shall be. rst permanentlyximpregnated with liquid deodoriziug and perfuming material. I have discovered, after nuinerous'experiments, that chamois is the-best material to receive and permanently retain suitable gums em ployed for the purpose of deodorization; and, furthermore, that after said chamois has been saturated with the deodorizing chemicals and thorough! dried, itis then in a fit condition for receptionand retention of suitable perfuming compounds. I will observe that the deo1- dorizing gums as well as the, perfuming com! pounds are each fixed in a liquid state upon and within the body of the chamois. by successive steps of a peculiar process that need not be now described, as said process is not herein claimed. VI have found that chamois can be best-preparedV for the purpose intended by being saturated with rose-water and benzoin, and after beingdried then supplied with any odorous essential oil.

I am aware that experiments have been made to supply disinfecting and odorous qualities to dress-shields by placing powders within bags and pockets formed on such articles; but there are many objections to .such construction and treatment. Such pockets and bags .add unwi'eldly bulk tothe article, which should be? smooth and of light weight.. Besides, when said pockets are supplied with powder or any compound, whether loose or inclcsed in bags, it basa tendency to pack into a solid mass by4 reason of the'humidi-ty it receives and other causes. son'it is located in a position where there is Again, when the shield is on the perconstant moving and changeable pressure,the

effect of which is to knead such powder into lumpy masses,the injurious and annoying con` Vsequences of which willbe apparent. No such IOO objection exists to a shield embodying my in@ volition. Chamois is soft and pliable, and 'pre' sents an even uniform-plane surface,aeting as :t cushion that will net chafe the ileslt A shield, with pockets arranged either 'trans' 5 Versely or otherwise and packed with powder or anyvother substance, willprcse'nt af ribbed or corrugated surface, which, by pressure on the'arteriesand lymphatic glandsgvill produce maladies to which the armpit is peeuliarly liable. y

` I will state that a long experience in the art of manufacturiugeosmetics and perfuniing and deodorizing,r compounds especially adaptable for application to thehu'mau person has deinem I 5strated `that such articles undergo material change when broughtinto Contact with emanat'ons from the pores of the skin, and'that no" powder can be retained -in innoxious conditions subjeeted to such iuuence.. Therefore 2o powder distributed within pockets of a dress "shield, in addition lo what has been hereinbefore set forthywill undergo chemical changes that will-alter and destroyiis prophylactic virtues. Bys'aturating the chamois through 25 and through it becomes 'integrally-permeated without aii'eclingits pliability orsoftuess.

. I do not' herein elaimz broadly, the attachme'ntof e strip of medicated and perfumed material to a dress-shield having a lining of rubber tissue.

l. Adressarmshiel'd the body of which has one ofits surfaces composed of .rubber fabric supplied with a permaue'ntly-attached piecev or pieces of chamois that has ybeen steepedlu "3 5 a solution of liquid deodorizing and perfunr' ing substances,as and for the purpose set forth, substantiallyl as'describe l.v v

2. A dress arm-shield having-one of its surfaces composed of rubbervfabric and supplied witha perxnanentlyattaehed piece or pieces vof chamois previously steeped in a solution of frosewvater and beuzoin7 said chamois being further saturated with an odorous essential oil, as and for the purpose intended, substau- 45 tially as described.

CLARA ,-LEWENBERG.

A W'itnesses: 1

SAMLHH. JAeonsoN, Y FRED. RAWI'rslm. 

